[United States Statutes at Large, Volume 128, 113th Congress, 2nd Session]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

 
PROCLAMATION 9188--OCT. 3, 2014

Proclamation 9188 of October 3, 2014

To Modify the List of Beneficiary Developing Countries Under the Trade

Act of 1974

By the President of the United States of America

A Proclamation

1. Sections 501(1) and (4) of the Trade Act of 1974 (the ``1974 Act'')
(19 U.S.C. 2461(1) and (4)), provide that, in determining whether duty-
free treatment would be appropriate under the Generalized System of
Preferences, the President shall have due regard for, among other
factors, the effect such action would have on furthering the economic
development of a beneficiary developing country through the expansion of
its exports and the extent that the beneficiary developing country would
be competitive with respect to eligible articles. Section 502(c) of the
1974 Act (19 U.S.C. 2462(c)), provides that, in determining whether to
designate any country as a beneficiary developing country, the President
shall take into account various factors, including the country's level
of economic development, the country's per capita gross national
product, the living standards of its inhabitants, and any other economic
factors he deems appropriate. Section 502(d)(1) of the 1974 Act (19
U.S.C. 2462(d)(1)), authorizes the President to withdraw or suspend the
designation of any country as a beneficiary developing country after
considering the factors set forth in sections 501 and 502(c) of the 1974
Act. Section 502(f)(2) of the 1974 Act (19 U.S.C. 2462(f)(2)), requires
the President to notify the Congress and the affected country, at least
60 days before termination, of the President's intention to terminate
the affected country's designation as a beneficiary developing country.
2. Consistent with section 502(d) of the 1974 Act, and having considered
the factors set forth in sections 501 and 502(c), I have determined that
Russia is sufficiently advanced in economic development and improved in
trade competitiveness that it is appropriate to terminate the
designation of Russia as a beneficiary developing country effective
October 3, 2014. I notified the Congress and Russia on May 7, 2014, of
my intent to terminate Russia's designation. In order to reflect the
termination of Russia's designation as a beneficiary developing country,
I have determined that it is appropriate to modify general notes 4(a)
and 4(d) and pertinent subheadings of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of
the United States (HTS).
3. Section 604 of the 1974 Act (19 U.S.C. 2483), authorizes the
President to embody in the HTS the substance of the relevant provisions
of that Act, and of other Acts affecting import treatment, and actions
thereunder, including removal, modification, continuance, or imposition
of any rate of duty or other import restriction.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the United States of
America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and
the laws of the United States, including but not limited to title V and
section 604 of the 1974 Act, do proclaim that:

(1) The designation of Russia as a beneficiary developing country is
terminated, effective on October 3, 2014.

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(2) In order to reflect the termination of Russia's designation as a
beneficiary developing country, general notes 4(a) and 4(d) and
pertinent subheadings of the HTS are modified as set forth in the Annex
to this proclamation.
(3) Any provisions of previous proclamations and Executive Orders
that are inconsistent with the actions taken in this proclamation are
superseded to the extent of such inconsistency.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this third day of
October, in the year of our Lord two thousand fourteen, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirty-
ninth.
BARACK OBAMA


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